his boss’ ears and he was concerned that he would break the glass in his hand.
Setting the glass down, Ivan looked out on the dance floor to see what had angered him so. Spotting Sarah, he looked at Vitaly.
“Do you have feelings for her?”
“No,” came his curt reply.
“Well, if that’s the case, come back to the table, we aren’t finished yet.”
As Vitaly returned to the table, he gave one last look out to the dance floor to see Sarah dancing with her friend.
Chapter 11
The next morning, Sarah woke with a groan. Looking at the time, she moaned as she pulled the pillow back over her head. It was noon and Sarah felt like she’d been run over by a train. As she sat up slowly, she saw the bottle of ibuprofen that Mia had left for her. Oh, poor Mia, Sarah thought. She had to work today. As Sarah took three pills, she hoped that Mia didn’t feel as bad as she did.
As Sarah stepped under the steady stream of the shower, much of their night came back to her. She had enjoyed being a tease with Lisa out on the dance floor, but it had caused some problems with some of the guys who were pushing to get the girls alone. Chloe had to call her brother and together with a couple other bouncers, they got the girls out of the club and into a cab before any fights broke out. Sarah had never been the object of a fight before and she had to admit that she got a little thrill out of all the attention.
Sarah groaned when she heard her text message alert beep. Picking up her phone, there were three messages from Vitaly starting at seven this morning. Sighing, she contemplated pretending not to have received the messages, but she wasn’t comfortable lying. She texted him back to let him know that she would be in soon before pouring herself a large cup of coffee. She downed it quickly hoping that the caffeine would help with her headache before she went to get dressed. Since it was a Saturday, she wasn’t concerned about dress code and slipped on a comfortable tank dress and sandals.
Running a brush through her hair, she tied it up before grabbing another cup of coffee and heading out the door. Even with her sunglasses on, the blast of sunlight gave Sarah pause as she waited for her eyes to adjust before walking to her car.
When she arrived at VIC Enterprises, she was surprised to see so few cars. She had expected that more people would be working given their pending deadline. Walking in, she waved to Ivan who was sitting at the security desk. When she arrived on the tenth floor, it was dark. Removing her sunglasses, she sighed as she took a moment to enjoy the darkness. Walking to her office, she put her bag down before turning on her laptop. As she was about to sit down, Vitaly buzzed her, telling her to come to his office.
Sighing, she scooped up her laptop and files and grabbed water before heading to his office. Walking in, she took a deep breath. The office windows were heavily tinted to protect from the heat of the day and Sarah was glad that the ibuprofen was finally kicking in.
Setting her stuff down on the conference table, Sarah turned to find Vitaly staring at her, as he motioned for her to join him at his desk.
“Where is everyone?” she asked, as she sat down.
“Everyone who?”
“You said that we were under deadline and that I needed to come in. I presumed that meant everyone on the team.”
As Vitaly continued to stare at her, he shook his head no. “Did you have a good time last night?”
“What? Is that what this is about? You saw me at the club?” Sarah rolled her eyes as she stood up. “Yes, Vitaly, I had a good time last night. I also had a helluva lot to drink and I’m hungover. If this is just another one of your macho-male moves, well then I’ll take a rain check. I’m not in the mood. So, if you’ll excuse me-”
“Sit down, Sarah,” Vitaly commanded and then smiled when Sarah complied. “I have to admit that you looked lovely last night, but when I bought you that dress, I
Setting the glass down, Ivan looked out on the dance floor to see what had angered him so. Spotting Sarah, he looked at Vitaly.
“Do you have feelings for her?”
“No,” came his curt reply.
“Well, if that’s the case, come back to the table, we aren’t finished yet.”
As Vitaly returned to the table, he gave one last look out to the dance floor to see Sarah dancing with her friend.
Chapter 11
The next morning, Sarah woke with a groan. Looking at the time, she moaned as she pulled the pillow back over her head. It was noon and Sarah felt like she’d been run over by a train. As she sat up slowly, she saw the bottle of ibuprofen that Mia had left for her. Oh, poor Mia, Sarah thought. She had to work today. As Sarah took three pills, she hoped that Mia didn’t feel as bad as she did.
As Sarah stepped under the steady stream of the shower, much of their night came back to her. She had enjoyed being a tease with Lisa out on the dance floor, but it had caused some problems with some of the guys who were pushing to get the girls alone. Chloe had to call her brother and together with a couple other bouncers, they got the girls out of the club and into a cab before any fights broke out. Sarah had never been the object of a fight before and she had to admit that she got a little thrill out of all the attention.
Sarah groaned when she heard her text message alert beep. Picking up her phone, there were three messages from Vitaly starting at seven this morning. Sighing, she contemplated pretending not to have received the messages, but she wasn’t comfortable lying. She texted him back to let him know that she would be in soon before pouring herself a large cup of coffee. She downed it quickly hoping that the caffeine would help with her headache before she went to get dressed. Since it was a Saturday, she wasn’t concerned about dress code and slipped on a comfortable tank dress and sandals.
Running a brush through her hair, she tied it up before grabbing another cup of coffee and heading out the door. Even with her sunglasses on, the blast of sunlight gave Sarah pause as she waited for her eyes to adjust before walking to her car.
When she arrived at VIC Enterprises, she was surprised to see so few cars. She had expected that more people would be working given their pending deadline. Walking in, she waved to Ivan who was sitting at the security desk. When she arrived on the tenth floor, it was dark. Removing her sunglasses, she sighed as she took a moment to enjoy the darkness. Walking to her office, she put her bag down before turning on her laptop. As she was about to sit down, Vitaly buzzed her, telling her to come to his office.
Sighing, she scooped up her laptop and files and grabbed water before heading to his office. Walking in, she took a deep breath. The office windows were heavily tinted to protect from the heat of the day and Sarah was glad that the ibuprofen was finally kicking in.
Setting her stuff down on the conference table, Sarah turned to find Vitaly staring at her, as he motioned for her to join him at his desk.
“Where is everyone?” she asked, as she sat down.
“Everyone who?”
“You said that we were under deadline and that I needed to come in. I presumed that meant everyone on the team.”
As Vitaly continued to stare at her, he shook his head no. “Did you have a good time last night?”
“What? Is that what this is about? You saw me at the club?” Sarah rolled her eyes as she stood up. “Yes, Vitaly, I had a good time last night. I also had a helluva lot to drink and I’m hungover. If this is just another one of your macho-male moves, well then I’ll take a rain check. I’m not in the mood. So, if you’ll excuse me-”
“Sit down, Sarah,” Vitaly commanded and then smiled when Sarah complied. “I have to admit that you looked lovely last night, but when I bought you that dress, I
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